CHAPTER 13: WEATHER MAPS, SATELLITE PHOTOS AND GRAPHICAL SKILLS
EXERCISE
Examine Fig. 11. (a) State the percentage of people who are 80 years old with (i) a severe illness and (ii) in need of frequent hospital care.
(b) State the age group with the lowest percentage of people with (i) an illness and (ii) a severe illness.
In the example below, the horizontal bar chart shows how many years of life are lost to AIDS in each of the 20 countries listed and the percentage of adults with AIDS in each of these countries.
HORIZONTAL BAR CHART
Botswana Zimbabwe Swaziland Lesotho Namibia South Africa Zambia Kenya Malawi Djibouti Mozambique Burundi Central African Republic Cote d’Ivoire Ethiopia Rwanda Cameroon Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Burkina Faso
40 30 20 10 Years of life lost to AIDS 0 10 20 30 Adult HIV prevalence (%)
Fig. 12 This horizontal bar chart shows years of life lost to AIDS and the percentage of adults living with AIDS in 20 countries.
EXERCISE
Examine Fig. 12. (a) State the percentage of adult HIV prevalence in Zambia.
(b) State the years of life lost to AIDS in Botswana and Rwanda.